Ending a long-drawn dramatic episode that captivated the nation, Lee Boo-jin, the eldest daughter of Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee, legally ended her 17-year marriage Thursday.　According to Samsung officials, the Seongnam branch of the Suwon District Court ruled in favor of the 46-year-old chaebol scion who filed for divorce from her husband Lim Woo-jae in October 2014. 　 Lee Boo-jin YonhapLee, who heads Samsung affiliate Hotel Shilla, had reportedly fallen out with her 48-year-old husband

AmorePacific chairman Suh Kyung-bae is wrapping up another record year as his business and fortune continues to grow at an explosive pace.The country’s largest beauty products-maker, which has global brands such as Sulwhasoo and Laneige under its wing, is expected to post over $200 million in exports this year, the first time for a local cosmetics producer, according to the firm. AmorePacific chairman Seo Kyung-baeReceiving credit for this achievement, the chairman, who has turned his family’s c

AmorePacific chairman Suh Kyung-bae was selected as Forbes Asia’s 2015 Businessman of the Year on Thursday.In its latest issue released on Thursday, the magazine explained that Suh inherited his father’s company in 1997 and sold off affiliates unrelated to cosmetics, expanding the highly local Korean cosmetics industry overseas.It also added that the company, which owns around 20 major brands available in 14 countries, “is winning the hearts of China’s middle-class shoppers.”Suh Kyung-baeThe mag